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Digital Writers' Festival Podcast

by Izzy Roberts-Orr

The Emerging Writers’ Festival brings you the Digital Writers’ Festival again in 2018. DWF is an online festival exploring the unique relationship between technology and storytelling; accessible anywhere, anytime, by anyone with an internet connection. Check out the full program at digitalwritersfestival.com, and join us to listen, learn and play right here in hyperspace from 30 October - 3 November and beyond. Our theme music is the magical Huntly's 'Please' from their EP Songs in Your Name. Find them on Facebook as Huntly Music. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We acknowledge that First Nations Peoples are the first storytellers of this land, and that their sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and to the Elders of the lands this podcast reaches.

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Episodes

  1. The Electric Sea by Elizabeth Bourke

    The Electric Sea by Elizabeth Bourke by Emerging Writers' Festival

  2. Judgement Day by Katy Chan

    Judgement Day by Katy Chan by Emerging Writers' Festival

  3. Declamation by William Huang

    Declamation The writing of an elegy The passing of a world within the mind. What could the new world mean to you? infinite, inexhaustible, strange, untamed. It struggles against daily the constraints of what is already declared real. It struggles against daily the tepid enoughness. It speaks...

  4. Maile Bowen

    Four artists from UWRF and EWF appear in this transcontinental literary sound board. Investigating UWRF’s “powers within humans” (live, speak, think), these writers are called upon to artistically represent their connection to such powers.

  5. Kurnia Gusti Sawiji

    Four artists from UWRF and EWF appear in this transcontinental literary sound board. Investigating UWRF’s “powers within humans” (live, speak, think), these writers are called upon to artistically represent their connection to such powers.

  6. The Ballad Of Kaptain Kindness - Anke MacLean

    Four artists from UWRF and EWF appear in this transcontinental literary sound board. Investigating UWRF’s “powers within humans” (live, speak, think), these writers are called upon to artistically represent their connection to such powers.

  7. Lines And Bridles - Anke MacLean

    Four artists from UWRF and EWF appear in this transcontinental literary sound board. Investigating UWRF’s “powers within humans” (live, speak, think), these writers are called upon to artistically represent their connection to such powers.

  8. Episode 5: THE (IM)PERMENEANCE OF PUNK. Kurt Eckardt & daniel ward

    Episode 5: The (Im)Permanence of Punk. Kurt Eckardt & daniel ward. EWF are thrilled to share this final conversation of Crossings, between Kurt Eckardt and daniel ward. Kurt Eckardt works as Marketing and Events Manager at PBS in Naarm, and has recently worked in freelance music publicity, social...

  9. Episode 4: BEING ALONE & TALKING TO PEOPLE. Rebecca Kelly & Misbah Wolf

    EPISODE 4: BEING ALONE & TALKING TO PEOPLE. Rebecca Kelly & Misbah Wolf. Today EWF are stoked to share a conversation between poets Rebecca Kelly and Misbah Wolf. Rebecca Kelly is a poet from the waters of Darkinjung Country, currently situated on Wurundjeri Country. Presently, her work is…

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  10. Episode 3: CLOSE TO THE BONE. Peggy Frew & Mark Hewitt

    Today EWF are delighted to share a conversation between Peggy Frew and Mark Hewitt. Peggy Frew’s work has been shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, and the winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award. Peggy is a...

  11. Episode 2: ASSERTING COMPLEXITY. Vivian Nguyen & Jamie Tram

    Crossings is EWF's new podcast series of in-conversations between local writers & artists. Each episode pairs two artists whose practices exist at the threshold of one another. These free-flowing, intimate conversations are coloured by curiosity, attentiveness and enquiry. Hear novelists, poets,...

  12. Episode 1: DREAM & SONG. Genevieve Callaghan & Felix Garner-Davis

    Crossings is EWF's new podcast series of in-conversations between local writers & artists. Each episode pairs two artists whose practices exist at the threshold of one another. These free-flowing, intimate conversations are coloured by curiosity, attentiveness and enquiry. Hear novelists, poets,...

  13. Frayed at the ends

    In this pre-recorded audio segment, two poets share and discuss their recent work. Weaving language, labour and spirit, they expose the intersections and splinters that arise when two perspectives are made to share the same space.

  14. Necessary Materials

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  15. Exercise One: Pt. 1

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  16. Exercise One: Pt. 2

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  17. Exercise Two: Pt. 1

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  18. Exercise One: Pt. 3

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  19. Exercise Two: Pt. 2

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  20. Exercise Three: Pt. 1

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  21. Exercise Three: Pt. 3

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  22. Exercise Three: Pt. 2

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  23. Exercise Five: Internal

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  24. Exercise Six: Reflection

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  25. Exercise Four: Vowel

    In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our...

  26. Season 4, Episode 5: Touch

    Vignettes, the Emerging Writers' Festival storytelling podcast, brings you readings from Maya Hodge, Eric Jiang and Zhi. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  27. Season 4, Episode 4: Work

    Vignettes, the Emerging Writers' Festival storytelling podcast, brings you readings from Hannah Debus and Elena Gomez. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  28. Season 4, Episode 3: Fright

    Vignettes, the Emerging Writers' Festival storytelling podcast, brings you readings from Katerina Gibson, Khalid Warsame, and Grace Chan. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  29. Season 4, Episode 2: Hibernate Part 2

    Vignettes, the Emerging Writers' Festival storytelling podcast, brings you readings from Luke Patterson and Polly Sara. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  30. Season 4, Episode 1: Hibernate Part 1

    Vignettes, the Emerging Writers' Festival storytelling podcast, brings you readings from Renay Barker-Mulholland, Ursula Robinson-Shaw, and Hayley Singer. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  31. Vignettes: The EWF Podcast - Season 4 Trailer

    Vignettes, the EWF storytelling podcast, returns for its fourth season, Winter. Over the coming weeks, join us for audio stories from some of our favourite writers. For more information, go to https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/vignettes-the-ewf-podcast/

  32. Season 3, Episode 5: Sovereign Food

    Tarneen Onus-Williams, Hasib Hourani and Muhib Nabulsi will share their personal food related stories for this episode today. The theme for today’s episode was first inspired by the piece The Politics and Solidarity of Food which you can find in Overland online here:...

  33. Season 3, Episode 4: Bloom

    Léa Antigny, Paige Clark and Laura Stortenbeker share their readings for today's episode, Bloom. As we transition in more ways than one, out of lockdown and into warmer days, it's a pleasure to hear from these talented emerging writers on the things changing and blooming in their lives. Léa…

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  34. Season 3, Episode 3: Motherhood

    For today’s episode, Tabitha Lean, Ella Baxter and Gabriella Munoz will share readings themed around motherhood. We’ll hear one mother reflect on the pain of being separated from her daughter while in prison; a mother trying to talk about the pandemic with her children, and a new mother’s first...

  35. Season 3, Episode 2: Body Language

    In this episode, Oliver Reeson, Mia Nie and Tori Hobbs share readings on the theme Body Language. These artists reflect on bodies in pain and bodies in pleasure; what it means to inhabit a body in transition and a body in illness. They will consider both the ordinariness and specialness, as well…

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  36. Season 3, Episode 1: Land Back

    Sissy Austin and Dakota Feirer share readings on the theme Land Back, for our first episode of Vignettes Season 3: Spring. Sissy Austin is a Gunditjmara, Keerray Wurrung, Peek Wurrung and Djab Wurrung woman, and a community advocate for grassroots change. Sheis a grounded 27-year-old Aboriginal...

  37. Vignettes - Season 3: Spring, Episode 0 - Trailer

    Vignettes, the EWF storytelling podcast, is back for its third season: Spring. From November, we’ll be sharing brand new audio stories from emerging writers across the continent. With readings spanning genres, forms and themes, the podcast will feature personal essays, poetry and short stories on...

  38. #EWF21: Dis-belonging Bodies: When Does Your Body Feel Like It Belongs To You? by Maddie Godfrey

    Listen in as Maddie Godfrey reads their poem 'When Does Your Body Feel Like It Belongs To You?'. This was created for the Emerging Writers' Festival 2021, as a part of the series 'Dis-belonging Bodies'.

  39. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 5 - Water

    Life, death, healing, hydrating, water is all these things - symbolically and literally - and so much more. In this final episode of our Autumn Season of Vignettes, we have invited Natalie Cromb, Hineani Roberts, Nikki Viveca to share with us their thoughts on waves and whirlpools and waterways....

  40. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 4 - Skin

    Through season one, we loved bringing readings directly to you from some of our favourite writers. And we’re excited to do it again with Season Two. This time around, we’ll have five new episodes to carry you through leafy Autumn. For this episode, we invited Julia Rose Bak, Hajer Al-awsi and...

  41. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 3 - Mineral

    Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 3 - Mineral by Emerging Writers' Festival

  42. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 2 - Stick

    Through season one, we loved bringing readings directly to you from some of our favourite writers. And we’re excited to do it again with Season Two. This time around, we’ll have five new episodes to carry you through leafy Autumn. For this episode, we invited Lorna Munro, Harry Reid and Damien...

  43. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 0 - Trailer

    Vignettes, a podcast from the Emerging Writers’ Festival, is back for a second season! Throughout autumn, we’ll hear original readings from artists, responding to themes drawn from the world of nature. Over the next five weeks, we’ll feature emerging writers from all around the continent, working...

  44. Vignettes - Season 2: Autumn, Episode 1 - Fungi

    Through season one, we loved bringing readings directly to you from some of our favourite writers. And we’re excited to do it again with Season Two. This time around, we’ll have five new episodes to carry you through leafy Autumn. This first episode of themed 'Fungi'. We’re so excited to share...

  45. Vignettes - Season 1: Summer, Episode 5 (Finale) - Lunar

    Our final episode of the season is Lunar. We asked three artists to ponder the night sky – to turn towards the moon as she hangs, watching over us. Tune in to hear from Lay the Mystic, Prema Arasu and Georgia Kartas as they respond to the theme Lunar.

  46. Vignettes - Season 1: Summer, Episode 4 - Moth

    For this episode of Vignettes, we invited Yamiko Marama, Vince Ruston and Lou Garcia Dolnik to respond to the prompt “moth” – to share with us the dreams they pin on the wing span of these fluttering friends.

  47. Vignettes - Season 1: Summer, Episode 3 - Plant

    For our third episode, we’ll hear from artists Jesse Oliver and Jazz Money with their creative responses to the theme, 'Plant'. We invited them to reflect on their connections to the green, moving, breathing things - from houseplants to forest floors - that we are so lucky to co-exist with.

  48. Vignettes - Season 1: Summer, Episode 2 - Sky

    When you cast your mind up towards the sky, what do you think of? Perhaps you think of clouds, sunsets and shades of blue. Maybe your mind wanders further and reaches for instances of optimism, searching for opportunities and wandering into dream spaces. For this episode, we invited Awale Ahmed,...

  49. Vignettes - Season 1: Summer, Episode 1 - Grain

    For this first episode, we asked Philip Marri Winzer and Victoria Alondra to respond to the theme of 'Grain'. To us, grain speaks to the smallness of something at its beginning, which is why it felt like a perfect opener for this new podcast. But it’s also sustenance, building, the fibres of…

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  50. Vignettes: The Emerging Writers' Festival Podcast (Trailer)

    Presenting Vignettes, the new audio reading podcast series from Emerging Writers’ Festival. Trailer out now! 🎙 Stay tuned over the coming days to get the down-low on what Vignettes is all about. First episode launches Tuesday 17 November. 🎉 Find and subscribe to Vignettes: The EWF Podcast...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Emerging Writers’ Festival brings you the Digital Writers’ Festival again in 2018. DWF is an online festival exploring the unique relationship between technology and storytelling; accessible anywhere, anytime, by anyone with an internet connection.

Check out the full program at digitalwritersfestival.com, and join us to listen, learn and play right here in hyperspace from 30 October - 3 November and beyond.

Our theme music is the magical Huntly's 'Please' from their EP Songs in Your Name. Find them on Facebook as Huntly Music.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We acknowledge that First Nations Peoples are the first storytellers of this land, and that their sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and to the Elders of the lands this podcast reaches.

HOSTED BY

Izzy Roberts-Orr

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